"We have to cease to think if we refuse to do it in the prison-house of language;
for we cannot reach further than the doubt which asks
whether the limit we see is really a limit..."
NIETZSCHE
Monday, October 13
Class: Read and discuss Manual Bandeira's poems: "Poetics" (68-69), "Mozart in Heaven" (71), and "Interview" (74)
Homework:
Read Oswald de Andrade's "Anthropophagite Manifesto" as well as the following poems from the Tapscott anthology: "Portuguese Mistake" (93), "Good Luck" (94) and "Election" (95). As you are reading, think back to the statements of "poetics"
Portrait of Oswald de Andrade
that we read from Martí and Darío. What did the modernistas see as the role of the poet in society? What was their approach to poetry? How do Bandeira and Oswald de Andrade represent a shift?
Wednesday, October 15 Class: Discuss Oswald de Andrade and the shift out of el modernismo.Homework:Read the following poems by César Vallejo: "The Black Messenger" (96), "To My Brother Miguel" (98), "Black Stone Lying on a White
César Vallejo
Stone" (100-101), "A man walks by with a loaf of bread on his shoulder" (103-104), "Spain, Take this cup from me" (105-106). OPTIONAL: "I´m thinking of your sex" (99), "I´m going to talk about hope" (100), "Today I like life much less" (101-102) Thursday, October 16Class: Discuss César Vallejo Homework:Read Mario de Andrade´s "Sunday" (113-114) and "Nocturne" (114-115). Also, read Carlos Drummond de Andrade´s "In the middle of the road" (166-167), "Don´t Kill Yourself" (167), "Residue" (170-171). OPTIONAL: "Portrait of a family" (171-173), "Diminutive" (173). Friday, October 17 Class: Discuss Mario de Andrade and Carlos Drummond de Andrade.
Vicente Huidobro
Homework:Read Vicente Huidobro´s "Ars Poética (117-118)" and "Poetry is a heavenly crime" (123). Also, please read pages 201-209 of the section on Pablo Neruda. OPTIONAL: "Ode to Laziness" (219-220)
Monday, October 20 Class: Although it is an egregious crime...we are going to cover Huidobro and Neruda in one class. We will return to Pablo Neruda later in the course. No se preocupen. Homework: Please read Fernando Ortiz´s essay "Tobacco and Sugar". This text is on the conference.
"We have to cease to think if we refuse to do it in the prison-house of language;
for we cannot reach further than the doubt which asks
whether the limit we see is really a limit..."
NIETZSCHE
Monday, October 13
Class: Read and discuss Manual Bandeira's poems: "Poetics" (68-69), "Mozart in Heaven" (71), and "Interview" (74)
Homework:
Read Oswald de Andrade's "Anthropophagite Manifesto" as well as the following poems from the Tapscott anthology: "Portuguese Mistake" (93), "Good Luck" (94) and "Election" (95). As you are reading, think back to the statements of "poetics"
Wednesday, October 15Class:
Discuss Oswald de Andrade and the shift out of el modernismo.Homework: Read the following poems by César Vallejo: "The Black Messenger" (96), "To My Brother Miguel" (98), "Black Stone Lying on a White
Thursday, October 16 Class:
Discuss César Vallejo
Homework:Read Mario de Andrade´s "Sunday" (113-114) and "Nocturne" (114-115). Also, read Carlos Drummond de Andrade´s "In the middle of the road" (166-167), "Don´t Kill Yourself" (167), "Residue" (170-171). OPTIONAL: "Portrait of a family" (171-173), "Diminutive" (173).
Friday, October 17
Class: Discuss Mario de Andrade and Carlos Drummond de Andrade.
Monday, October 20
Class:
Although it is an egregious crime...we are going to cover Huidobro and Neruda in one class. We will return to Pablo Neruda later in the course. No se preocupen.
Homework:
Please read Fernando Ortiz´s essay "Tobacco and Sugar". This text is on the conference.